July 2021 – Reading, Reading, Reading

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For the month of July, I have brought back my unrealistic monthly TBR (LOL)! I have so many books I want to get to this summer, and this is about half of them! A lot of these books are new releases that I have high expectations for, and the other books I am just very excited to read!

The first book I plan to read this month is THERE, THERE by Tommy Orange. If you are unaware, over the past few weeks, hundreds of children have been found in mass graves outside of residential schools. Please read more information about this incredibly disgusting and tragic story here. In honour of the children and families that were impacted by Canadian residential schools, I plan on starting the month of July reading an indigenous work. I have heard of this book for quite a while, and recently picked it up on my first in-person bookstore visit since 2020! I am really looking forward to reading this story and learning more about Indigenous peoples.

The second book I plan on reading this month is HONEY GIRL by Morgan Rogers. This book was on my TBR for June, but unfortunately, I didn’t have a chance to get around to it. I hope to read this book very early on into the month, as I am really excited to read it!

The third book I plan on reading this month is MALIBU RISING by Taylor Jenkins Reid. This book is one of my most anticipated books of 2021, as I have read and loved two of TJR previous books. I don’t know much about this newest novel, but I believe it has a lot of summer elements and dramatic family drama! I cannot wait to read this one!

I then hope to read ROSALINE PALMER TAKES THE CAKE by Alexis Hall. I read Alexis Hall’s previous book and quite enjoyed it, but I hope to enjoy this one even more! I know that this book revolves around a baking competition and a romance, which are two elements I often enjoy in stories! Thanks to HBG Canada for the finished copy!

The fifth book I hope to read this month is Carola Lovering’s newest thriller titled TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. As is the case with almost all of the thrillers I read, I hardly know anything about this book, but I do believe that is a twisty domestic thriller, which is right up my ally!

The second-last book I hope to read this month is MUSICAL CHAIRS by Amy Poeppel. I pre-ordered this book quite a while ago and had been planning to read it a few months ago, but I’m still very excited to read this one this month!

The final book I hope to read this month is THE MINDERS by John Marrs. Marrs is one of my favourite authors of all-time, and I am SO excited to read his newest novel! I really have no clue as to what this book is about, but I’m pretty sure it ties in with both THE ONE and THE PASSENGERS, which are two of my favourite books of all time!

These are all of the books I hope to read this month! Have you read any of these? What are you planning on reading this month?

Good Night Book Owls!

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Over the past two months, I have read some phenomenal books! Most of the books I’ve read thus far are new releases that I was highly anticipating, and most of them did not disappoint!

The first book I read in May was PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION by Emily Henry. I was a HUGE fan of Emily Henry’s 2020 release, BEACH READ, so I had very high expectations for her most recent book. While I enjoyed PWMOV, it wasn’t quite as fantastic as her previous book. Although, it was still an incredibly fun and sweet summer read! You can check out my full review for this book here. I rated this book 4.25/5 stars!

The second book I read in May was THE HUNTING WIVES by May Cobb. I participated in a blog tour for this book, and I’m so glad I did, or else I probably would have never picked it up! You can read my full review for this book here. I rated this book 4/5 stars! Thanks to Penguin Random House for providing me with an eARC.

The third book I read in May was SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE by Tia Williams. Currently, this is my top favourite book of 2021! This book was unbelievably good, everything from the writing to the characters and plot was absolutely fantastic. You can read my full review for this book here. Obviously, I rated this book 5/5 stars! Thanks to HBG Canada for sending me a finished copy of this beautiful book!

The first book I read in the month of June was THE KIND WORTH KILLING by Peter Swanson. I had such high expectations for this thriller, as I had heard so many fantastic opinions on it. However, I really didn’t enjoy this one. I was expecting a very wild and twisty ending, and while there are some crazy twists, the ending was kind of “blah” for me. I rated this novel 2/5 stars.

The second book I read in June was ONE LAST STOP by Casey McQuiston. Similarly to the previous book I shared, this book was another very disappointing read. I loved McQuiston’s 2019 release, RED, WHITE, AND ROYAL BLUE, so I was anticipating another very fun and diverse romance. However, I found this book to be very dull and long. You can check out my full review for this book here. I rated it 2/5 stars.

The third book I read in June was LAST SUMMER AT THE GOLDEN HOTEL by Elyssa Friedland. This book blew all of my expectations away! I loved it so much, and I truly I had no idea that I was going to love it so much. This book revolves around the catskills in New York, which my parents enjoyed when they were very young. I had never read a book that took place in the catskills, so I had such a fun time reading and discussing this book with my parents. I rated this book 5/5 stars, and I’d highly recommend it if you’re looking for a great summer read full of fun and family drama!

The final book I read in June was THE MAIDENS by Alex Michaelides. Michaelides’ debut novel, THE SILENT PATIENT, was one of my favourite books of 2020. While I didn’t love this one as much as his first novel, I still really enjoyed it! The twists and turns (especially the final twist at the end) were truly shocking and crazy. All of the plot twists were very unpredictable, so the shock value was very high. I rated this book 4/5 stars!